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General Mach Discussion / Max CL and Step/direction Hybrid

« on: April 21, 2012, 12:19:38 PM »

I have a Bridgeport BOSS 6 mill with a break out board controlled by Mach3.  The machine has the original hardware drivers controlling the steppers.
Mach3 is programmed in Max CL mode which auto assigns the motor outputs and drives them with Quadrature signaling.

I have converted one Axis to a Gecko drive.
The Gecko uses step and direction instead of Quadrature signaling.

How can I configure Mach 3 to continue to control the two other axis as before, but send step and direction outputs to the Gecko for the 3rd axis?

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LazyCam (Beta) / Offset not working right, V2.02

« on: July 26, 2007, 02:41:27 PM »

Attached is a dxf file that Lazycam seems to be having trouble with.  Specifically when I highlight the outside chain and then try to create an outside offset, no offset is created.
Also, when I try to make an inside offset for the two holes at the bottom, it makes an outside offset.  If I make an inside offset, it makes an outside offset.
 
I have the 7/12/07 version

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LazyCam (Beta) / LC Pro not working?

« on: April 09, 2007, 11:18:26 PM »

I Upgraded to LC Pro to get the offset function.   I have a very simple part.  Its a 2D plate with three holes in it.   When I create the offset around the perimeter, it seems to correctly create a new path around the part with what seems to be the correct offset.  However, once it finishes cutting the offset path, it then cuts the old perimeter as well.     Apparently, you must manually disable the old perimeter path first. 

The above problem at least has a work around.   When I try to create an offset path to carve out the three holes, nothing is generated.   But the unrelated, disabled, original plate perimeter path re-enables and appears.   I tried the offset tab and the pocket tab, both seem to do nothing, with respect to these holes, even though the message in the lower left reads "pocketing......pocket complete".

I have version 2.00.060, apparently the latest.   

Any idea what is wrong here?

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 and LazyCam Pro

« on: April 07, 2007, 06:39:27 PM »

If you purchase Mach3, do you get LazyCam Pro also?